The Latest Breaking News from Donbas

Russia shifts forces for battle over Ukrainian heartland

Russia and Ukraine are hurtling toward what could be an epic battle for control of the country’s industrial heartland

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2022

Ukraine security chief: Main battles taking place in Donbas

Ukraine’s security chief says the main battles in Ukraine are taking place in the Donbas, the industrial heartland in the east, with Russians deploying more and more troops every day

The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2022

Russia plans to seize entire south coast of Ukraine to get gateway into breakaway region

Vladimir Putin is said to be focused on taking total control of the Donbas region. Ukraine fears Russian troops in Transnistria - believed to number around 1,300 - could open another front in the war

Daily Mirror · Apr 22, 2022

Mariupol now: The shape of things to come in Ukraine?

Russia has claimed control of the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, but President Volodymyr Zelensky says as many as 120,000 civilians remain trapped there, including hundreds in bunkers below the Azovstal steelworks. Is this the shape of things to come in other cities in the Donbas region now targeted by…

France 24 · Apr 21, 2022

Failure to end Ukrainian resistance in Mariupol ‘hampering Russian advance’

Western officials said President Putin may want to score a military success ahead of May 9 Victory Day parade in Moscow.

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2022

Biden announces heavy artillery, other weapons for Ukraine

The aid, Biden said, will be sent “directly to the front lines of freedom.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 21, 2022

Vladimir Putin’s troops being ‘ritually humiliated’ in Ukraine, say western officials

Vladimir Putin’s troops are being “ritually humiliated” in Ukraine after his “strategic blunder” to invade the country, western officials said on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Apr 21, 2022

Putin could still 'win' Ukraine war as troops battle in the Donbas

Western officials believe the Russian President may be able to claim victory as Kremlin troops fight Ukrainian soldiers in the east of the country

Daily Mirror · Apr 21, 2022

Biden announces another $800 million in Ukraine defense aid

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that the U.S. will send Ukraine another $800 million in security assistance to help it stave off Russia's renewed offensive in the country's eastern Donbas region.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 21, 2022

Russia: programme of 'patriotic education' aims to create next generation of Putin faithful

As Russia shifts the focus of its “special military operation” in Ukraine to the Donbas region, there seems no end in sight to the fighting. Casualties on both sides are mounting. While Ukraine is able to call on its citizens to help defend their homeland from Russian aggression, Moscow’s ability…

The Conversation · Apr 21, 2022